Ma claims fishing pact is proof of peace initiative

STANFORD TALK:Ma talked about the agreement and his cross-strait efforts during a videoconference with the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law

By Mo Yan-chih and Chris Wang / Staff reporters

Wu questioned the motives behind Ma’s two-phase approach to resolving the Diaoyutais dispute — bilateral talks between Taiwan and Japan, Taiwan and China, and China and Japan first, and trilateral talks second — saying that dragging China into a Taiwan-Japan dispute would not benefit Taiwan.

The DPP supports joint resource development in the region, but it does not support a bilateral cooperation strategy with China, Wu said.